Running Log

The past month has been particularly busy, as Spring is finally here in full force and I’m happily spending as much time outdoors as possible while squeezing a ton of activity into each day. The sun stretching across so many more hours of the day means my energy is renewed and I’ve successfully sloughed off the winter urge to hibernate. I even got talked into competing in my first rock climbing comp, The Ring of Fire held by Central ...

I started week two of C25K this week. So far it’s noticeably easier this time around and I feel that’s a testament to how my level of fitness has increased over the years. It’s also a huge help that I’ve kept up with a daily yoga practice. My legs were sore last week but daily stretching with yoga, plus a longer class on Thursday night, has really helped make the soreness barely noticeable. This week I also upped my ...

In spite of it being 0ºF at my doorstep this morning, I’m thinking towards Spring! This year I signed up for my first official 5K. For anyone who’s been following my blog for a while, you know I began running back in April of 2010 using the Couch-to-5K program with the Get Running App. I also chose to run close to barefoot with Vibram Five Fingers (first KSOs, then the Treksports and now the Spyridon LS). I’ve ...

Fall is definitely shifting it’s way into the Green Mountains. Most of this week was cool and drizzly, though the sun fought off the fog to give us some glorious sunsets. Unfortunately, when I ran on Thursday the sun didn’t even poke its head out; it was damp, foggy and cool. I think I’m really going to enjoy running in the Fall. While I’ll miss the warm sun that drove me to jump in the river right after a run, ...

Monday brought an unusually long and grueling workday so I missed my lunchtime run. By the time I got out I was really itching for some relief so I took Toby to The Stowe Quiet Path for an evening jaunt. With sunny skies and mild temps I couldn’t be happier that I did!

I’ve been working on speed for the past several weeks and have stuck to a routine on the Mad River Path. It had been months since I ran ...

It seems like the last two weeks really flew by and I apologize for the lack of an entry last weekend. I have an admission that I’ll just get off my chest right off the bat; part of why I didn’t write last weekend was that I ended up not running during the crazy heat wave we had in VT. With temps into the 100’s and incredibly heavy humidity it wasn’t exactly appealing. When that was mixed with a holiday ...

Friday brought gorgeous sun and relatively mild temps to the Mad River Valley. I chose to run after work and while the humidity was slightly higher than I would have liked, it was a night-and-day difference from my Amazon-esque experience on Monday.

My biggest roadblock in this run was shear exhaustion from working a double-shift the day/night before for a server upgrade. I was running (literally) on about four hours of sleep and for a Friday it was a pretty darn ...

Wowza, what an adventure! My run on Monday was more like a run through an Amazon jungle than a trail-run in Vermont. Sunday night brought torrential downpours to the Mad River Valley that continued through Monday morning. Honestly, given the high heat and unbearable humidity I was really hoping the rain would hold up and shower me during the run. However, by the time I set out around 12:30 the skies had turned rust-colored and sun was hazily spreading across ...

Wow, the weather really effects my runs! Wednesday was extremely humid. I thought I was being smart by waiting for the major showers to head out but most of the week has been humid with rolling showers and thunderstorms. It could have been worse, I could have been running on Thursday during the intermittent torrential downpours, though that honestly may have felt better than the thick condensed air that I sludged through on Wednesday.

Oh poor ignored blog! I apologize for my lack of regular entries. Due to some family complications my writing schedule has been a little off. Luckily, my running has been right on schedule!

I can’t believe how much I’ve improved in just four workouts. The past three runs have been 1.58 miles (I’m sticking to the same path) and I’m continuing to run quickly through the fields and slow down to a light jog or fast walk around the wooded areas. ...